Article by CBC News A pair of Canadian cannabis companies say they’re joining up to form the largest producer in the world based on sales. Aphria Inc. of Leamington, Ont., and Nanaimo, B.C.-based Tilray Inc. announced early Wednesday they are merging in an all-stock deal. News of the deal sent the shares of both companies higher. On Nasdaq, Tilray shares were up more than 24 per ...

Article by Arun Srinivasan, Yahoo Sports Former Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers great Mark Messier stated that he lost a $500,000 investment in an Alberta-based cannabis company, TSN’s Rick Westhead reports. Messier invested in Destiny Bioscience and is now filing a lawsuit against CEO Ed Moroz, alleging that the company used his celebrity status to gain “instant credibility” with other ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Patients who smoke cannabis and are receiving treatment for their voices report that they believe there have been both immediate and long-term negative effects on their voices. The preliminary findings of a survey of 42 adult patients at Philadelphia Ear, Nose and Throat Associates — whose services include preventive and professional voice care — ...

Article by Amanda Taccone, CTV News Sarnia police and OPP have seized more than a million dollars in cannabis products from two businesses allegedly operating in violation of the Cannabis Act. Last Tuesday morning, police executed a search warrant at Pot of Gold Medicinals and Edibles in the 1800 block of St. Clair Parkway. Officers seized cannabis bud, oils, edibles ...

Article by Kris Dubé, St. Catherines Standard Welland’s first legal cannabis store is set for a Dec. 29 grand opening. Sessions Cannabis, the largest retailer of legal THC products in Ontario, with five operating locations and more than 30 in the queue, will welcome its first customers locally before the new year, said co-founder and president Steven Fry. He said ...

Article by North Bay Nugget Two people from North Bay have been charged with impaired driving in recent days following investigations by the Ontario Provincial Police. Members of the North Bay detachment were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) spot check Dec. 10 at approximately 1:45 a.m. on the bypass. Police say a vehicle approached the spot check and the ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Having a tough time feeling “Christmasy” this year? If so, cannabis lovers with a penchant for fake fireplaces and simulated warmth may find some comfort in two YouTube videos that put their favoured plant front and centre. Gone are poinsettias, holly and panic-inducing mistletoe from the videos created by B.C.-based filmmakers Sylvie Peltier and ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op A recent study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell reveals, for the first time, how lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and other psychedelic drugs impact the brain at the molecular level. With psychedelic medicines once again gaining popular momentum, the team of researchers, led by Dr. Bryan Roth, a pharmacologist and psychiatrist at the University of North Carolina ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op Small Pharma, a U.K.-based neuropharmaceutical company, is set to begin the world’s first clinical trials for dimethyltriptamine (DMT), also known as the spirit molecule. The first trial could begin as early as January, reports The Guardian, and will seek to establish the lowest possible dose of DMT that leads to a psychedelic experience. The second trial will ...

Article by Ryan Porter, Cannabis Life Network The rules around opening a cannabis storefront can be confusing at the best of times – and these have not been the best of times. In addition to the specific obstacle course that each province presents for Canadian cannabis retailers, the wave of pot shops that have opened against the backdrop of COVID-19 ...